Kevin Alvis, 51, was arrested Monday shortly after 2 p.m. when a detective spotted a man and a vehicle fitting the description of
the burglary suspect near the intersection of Chef Highway and Iroquois. Alvis was
booked with one count of simple burglary

Alvis was arrested within hours of police releasing
a video of the burglary that took place in 5800
block of Louis XIV Street on June 9 about 1:30 p.m., according to police.

In the video, the suspect is wearing a bright orange traffic vest, white
T-shirt and blue jeans. He can be seen pulling up to the house in a white car,
and ringing the doorbell for more than a minute before entering the rear yard
and taking several pieces of lawn equipment.

According to police, when detectives pulled Alvis
over, he was wearing the same clothing as the man seen in the video, and detectives found an orange vest in his vehicle.

The 2013 Dodge four-door car Alvis was driving was suspected to have
been stolen from Lafayette in January 2013; however, the vehicle was determined
not to be stolen, police said.